Thua Thien-Hue’s Flag Tower lighted during Tet

The Thua Thien-Hue Flag Tower (Photo: Le Hieu) A ceremony to activate the lighting system, sponsored by the Viettravel Company and the Thue Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee, was held on Monday. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Relics Preservation Centre, said: “The lighting system will be on from Thể Nhơn gate to Quảng Đức gate. We have also restored the operation of the 4 cannons using oil combustion and are piloting electronic shooting technology. We hope that the lighted Flower Tower and cannons will attract more tourists to Hue”. The Flag Tower is at the south end of the Hue citadel. It was built in 1807 in the Nguyen dynasty. It’s a 3-storey tower 17.5 meters tall with a flag pole that stands 37 meters. 1,000 LED bulbs were attached to the building as part of the project “Hue – Light and Live”, which was launched last September to improve the city’s architectural and cultural space.

The Flag Tower in Hue imperial citadel will be lit at night and the cannons will be fired for the enjoyment of tourists and local residents. This has been unveiled by Nguyen Dung, vice chairman of Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee.Part of the project by the Committee to turn Hue into the worth living tourism city is to light the Flag Tower at night.About 1,000 LED bulbs will be installed around the Flag Tower to light up the Ngo Mon Square and surrounding areas every night.The firing of cannons at the Flag Tower will reproduce a scene in past activities…... [Read more]

The tower, situated at the place where the Hong (Red) River) enters Vietnam from China, was the work of the province’s youth to welcome the 11th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for the 2017-2022 tenure. The project, worth over VND17 billion (US$748,000) sourced from donations, was started in March 2016. The tower is 31.43 metres high and holds a 25-sq.m flag. The figures represent the 3,143-metre high Fansipan peak and 25 ethnic groups in the province. The work demonstrates the will and determination of local youths to build on the tradition in building and protecting the nation, while contributing…... [Read more]

Dec 19, A photo exhibition entitled “The Soldiers’ Song’ jointly held by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and Museum of Military History opened on the 63rd anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army. Latest photos on the armed forces displayed outdoor, under the foot of the National Flag Tower in the Vietnam Museum of History attracted a lot of visitors. One hundred photos selected from 2,000 works have recently been taken by 16 professional and amateur artists during their field trip in last October and November. The photos feature simply and lively daily activities of soldiers today. Colonel, Hero of…... [Read more]

Flag Tower is located on Dien Bien Phu Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi; near Ba Dinh Square. Hanoi Flag Tower, also called Cot Co, is one of the rare architectural works in Hanoi . It was used by French troops as an observation tower and communication station between command headquarters and adjacent military posts. It was built in 1812 and is composed of three platforms and a tower. The words Nghenh Huc, meaning "to welcome dawn's sunlight," are inscribed on the eastern door. The western door bears the two words Hoi Quang, meaning "to reflect light," and the southern door,…... [Read more]

Nhan Dan Online - The Central Committee of the Vietnam Students' Association (VSA) held a ground-breaking ceremony on May 17 for a national flag tower on Phu Quoc district's Tho Chu Island in southern Kien Giang province. The tower is to be built on Diem Tay mountain at a total cost of more than VND1 billion (US$47,000). The project is funded by charitable enterprises with contributions from students and youths from across the country as part of a programme themed 'Students with national sea and islands'.The tower, which is located 175m above sea level, is 25m in height and will…... [Read more]